A mid-size carrier that has used ELD's since 2006 was asked how it changed the way they conduct business. Here are a couple of key quotes concerning the ELD impact:
"It puts the onus on the sales people and dispatch to build better loads and do a better job for the driver."
"We examined our compensation programs and if the driver gets hung up on the road, we pay them."
"It changed the focus of our operation from expecting drivers to work around all the problems with the loads we gave them, to providing drivers with a plan they can work with."
Here are some thoughts from industry experts on the impact to carriers/independents who have not adopted ELD's yet:
"Drivers will exit the business, especially older ones, and that will only increase exacerbate the driver shortage. Some smaller carriers may exit, too, or be purchased by larger carriers that can make the conversion easily."
"Large carriers have so overly managed their business they have stripped drivers of all their autonomy. A lot of drivers, particularly the older ones, won't respond well such an environment and may leave the industry altogether."
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